Sunday Worship Service
February 19, 2023 – 10:30am
We are RECEIVED as the Beloved of God
The actual worship service begins 15 minutes into the recordings.
WELCOME
Welcome! We are grateful that God has brought us together. If you are a first time visitor, please send Pastor Jinwoo an email at pastor@saint-matthews.org. We would love to stay in contact with you. Thank you.
OPENING SONG
Revelation Song
OPENING PRAYER
† SONG Together
Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days – UM Hymnal (blue book) # 269
CHILDREN’S TIME WITH A MESSAGE FOR ALL AGE
ANTHEM
Touch Me With Ashes
Touch me with ashes, teach me your way. Here in this silence, reach me I pray.
Kneeling before you, Lord I implore you. Kyrie Eleison [Lord, have mercy].
Grant me your mercy, show me your face. Here in this moment, cloth me in grace.
Kneeling before you, Lord I implore you. Kyrie Eleison.
Life is a vapor, a dream fading fast. Only the things of the spirit will last.
We are like dust with beginning and end. A flower that fades, a reed in the wind.
Lord I am weak, weak and alone. Lord I am listening. Speak to my soul.
Kneeling before you, Lord I implore you. Kyrie Eleison.
We are TRANSFORMED by the Word of God
SCRIPTURE READING
Genesis 3:19; Esther 4:1-3
GOOD NEWS
Ashes Mean Mortality And Repentance. Then What?
† SONG Together
Out of Depths – Faith We Sing (black book) # 2136
RESPONSE TO GOD’S GRACE (OFFERING)
Leader: God, thank You for a new beginning. We want to be found faithful this year in each and every opportunity You bring to us.
People: Give us the courage to begin again. Help us be patient enough to know it takes time to start over and wise enough to ask for help from You.
Leader: Lord, we desire to begin this new year with You.
All: We thank You for the experiences that have brought us to this moment. And we decide to move on with the lessons You have taught us through them. Amen.
PRAYING TOGETHER
THE LORD’S PRAYER (musical) – Worship & Song # 3068
SHARING THE PEACE OF CHRIST
We are SENT by the power of God
LIFE OF ST. MATTHEW’S COMMUNITY
† BLESSING AND SENDING
May the grace and peace of Christ be with you, my friends.
Go and share the love of God, love that never ends.
† CLOSING SONG
Meditation